annoying : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: annoying	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for annoying
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
annoying adj causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong" Synonym(s): annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing n the act of troubling or annoying someone [syn: annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexation]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Annoy \Annoy"\ ([acr]nnoi"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annoyed} ([acr]n*noid"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Annoying}.] [OE. anoien, anuien, OF. anoier, anuier, F. ennuyer, fr. OF. anoi, anui, enui, annoyance, vexation, F. ennui. See {Annoy}, n.] To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed by his remarks. Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy? --Prior. 2. To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by impeding its march, or by a cannonade. Syn: To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex; tease.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Annoying \Annoy"ing\, a. That annoys; molesting; vexatious. -- {Annoy"ing*ly}, adv.